MAINE	SUPREME	JUDICIAL	COURT Reporter	of	Decisions Decision: 201 7 ME 118 Docket: Som

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O n	Briefs : May	25,	2017 Decided: June	8,	2017 Panel: SAUFLEY,	C.J.,	and	ALEXANDER , GORMAN , JABAR , HJELM, and HUMPHREY, JJ.

ESTATE	OF	PETER	A.	TURCIC	SR.
JABAR ,	J. [¶1] Patricia A. Turcic	 appeals	 from	 separate	 orders	 of	 the	 Somerset County	Probate	Court	( Washburn,	J. )	removing	her	as	personal	representative of the	Estate	of	Peter	A. Turcic	Sr., and	appointing	Attorney	 J.	Michael	Talbot as	 personal	 representative. Patricia’s	 brief	 fails	 to	 raise	 a n	 intelligible	 or cognizable	legal	argument, 1 but	 to	 the	extent	 that	her	appeal	seeks	 to vacate her	 removal	 as	 personal	 representative	 of th e	 E state,	 we	 affirm	 the	 court’s order

. [¶ 2 ] The	 following procedural	 history	is	 found	in the	 probate	 record.
See Estate	of	O’Brien

- Hamel ,	2014	ME	75,	¶	2,	93	A.3d	689 .		Peter	A.	Turcic	Sr. died	intestate	 on	October	15,	2013. He	i s	 survived	 by	his	daught er,	Patricia Turcic,	and	his	son,	Peter	A.	Turcic	Jr. Patricia	was	appointed	by	the	Somerset

1 Patricia	 also	 failed	 to	 file	 an	 appendix	 that complies with	M.R.	App.	 P.	 8. Nor	 did	 she	 file	 a transcript	of	the	hearing	held	upon	the	motion	to	remove	her	as	personal	representative. See M.R. App.	P.	5(a),	(b)(2).2 County	 Register	 of	 Probate	 as	 personal	 representative	 of the	 E state	 on November	12,	2013. [¶ 3 ] Melvin	 W.	 Christie	 and	 Ronald	 W.	 Christie,	 Patricia’s	 uncle	 and
cousin , respectively,	 filed	 a	 petition	 for	 appointment	 of a guardian	 and conservator	on	behalf	of	Peter	Jr.	on	July	22,	2015.		The y	alleged	that	Peter	Jr. suffers	from	schizophrenia,	i s	unable	to	care	for	himself,	and that although	he had	been	residing	at	Peter	Sr.’s	former	home	in	Palmyra	with	Patricia,	Patricia
i s	unable	 to	appropriately	care	 for	him. The	Somerset	County	Probate	Court ( Washburn,	J. )	granted	the	Christies’	motion	and	appointed	them	conservators of	 Peter	 Jr

. The	 Christies	 subsequently	 requested	 removal	 of	 Patricia	 as personal	representative	of the	E state. [¶ 4 ] On	 April	 28,	 2016,	 the	 court	 removed	 Patricia	 as	 representative. Attorney	 J.	Michael	 Talbot	was	 appointed	 as	 rep resentative	 of	 the	 E state	 on July 20,	 2016. Patricia	 timely	 appealed	 Attorney	 Talbot’s	 appointment. See M.R.	App.	P.	2(b)(3)

. [¶ 5 ] “The	Probate	Court	has	broad	discretion	in	removing	or	declining to	remove	a	personal	representative	and	its	decision	is	reviewed	for	an	abuse of	 that	 disc retion.” Estate	 of	 Voignier ,	 609	 A.2d	 704,	 707	 (Me.	 1992) .	 	 The record	 demonstrates	 that	 Patricia	 never	 filed	 a	 motion	 for	 findings	 of	 fact3 pursuant	to	M.R.	Civ.	P.	52(a)

. See M.R.	Prob.	P.	52	(stating	that	M.R.	Civ.	P.	52 applies	 to	 Probate	 Court proceedings). When	 a	 party	 fails	 to	 file	 a Rule	 52 motion	 for	specific	 factual	 findings, we “assume	that	a	trial	court	 found	all	of the	facts	necessary	to	support	its	judgment

. ” Ehret	v.	Ehret ,	2016 ME	43,	¶	9, 135	A.3d	101

. Because Patricia	has	not	pro vided	a	 transcript	 for	our	review or	filed	a	Rule	52	motion	for	specific	factual	findings,	and	because	we	hold	pro se	 litigants	 to	 the	 same	 standards	 as	 represented	 litigants, see Richards	 v.
Bruce ,	 1997	 ME	 61,	 ¶	 8,	 691	 A.2d	 1223 ,	 we	 affirm	 the	 court’s	 dec ision	 to remove	Patricia	as	personal	representative	of	her	father’s	estate. The	entry	is: Judgment	affirmed.

Patricia	A

. Turcic,	appellant pro	se J.	 Michael	 Talbo t ,	 Esq.,	 Mills,	 Shay,	 Lexier	 &	 Talbot,	 P.A.,	 Skowhegan,	 for appellee	Estate	of	Peter	A.	Turcic Sr.

Somerset	County	Probate	Court	docket	number	2013

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